The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule for the country’s 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and 2021 biomass-based diesel volumes on 19 December.

An increase in Russian sunflower exports since the beginning of the 2019/20 season is eating into Ukraine’s share in major importing countries including India and China, AgriCensus reported on 12 June.

German chemical giant Bayer is planning to pay out more than US$10bn to settle around 125,000 cancer-related lawsuits in the USA concerning its Roundup weedkiller product, as well as pending cases, Reuters reported on 24 June.

A new plan to rescue cash-strapped Argentine crusher Vicentin has been made by the province of Santa Fe and agreed by the country’s President Alberto Fernandez, AgriCensus reported on 22 June.

Grain handling company El Grano’s expansion plans for its recently completed Kazakhstan facility for wheat and sunflowerseeds include a new mill and additional silo storage, World Grain reported on 6 June.

China’s largest oil refiner China Petrochemical Corp is planning to step up its involvement in the biofuel market by continuing its B5 biodiesel project in Shanghai while accelerating research on B10, China Daily reported on 18 June.

An explosion at a UK-based ADM oilseed plant along with other factors contributed to a jump in Dutch rapeseed oil prices, AgriCensus reported on 19 June.

US plant-based technology company Calyxt has announced that its high oleic low linolenic (HOLL) soyabean has been classed as a non-regulated article by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Researchers are hailing an Australian high oleic safflower oil as a potential replacement for petroleum in industrial products ranging from fuels and lubricants to speciality chemicals and plastics, ABC News reported on 6 June.

Swiss food and drink giant Nestlé has been ordered by a European court to rebrand its plant-based Incredible Burger following a legal challenge from US alternative meat start-up Impossible Foods, MarketWatch reported on 2 June.

French vegetable oils and biofuels producer Saipol has received its first shipment of Nuseed Carinata from Argentina for processing into biodiesel.

Chinese purchases of key agricultural goods from the USA are below average despite the country promising to increase orders, according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) data reported by AgriCensus on 10 June.

Leading Canadian agribusiness and canola handler Richardson International has installed four new, fully automated grain handling trippers at its North Vancouver port terminal facility, World Grain reported on 3 June.